Lucknow University’s proposed third campus at Piparsand in Sarojini Nagar has moved closer to implementation after the university submitted a land verification report to the Uttar Pradesh higher education department. The report has been forwarded to the district magistrate’s office for clearance before the proposal can be placed before the state cabinet.
LU registrar Bhavana Mishra said the university team visited the proposed site and verified the land along with agriculture department dean Gauri Saxena. The report was then submitted to the higher education department. The university is now awaiting clearance from the district magistrate’s office and has sent a reminder requesting that the report be processed.
“We visited the site to verify the land and submitted the report to the UP higher education department along with dean of the agriculture department Gauri Saxena. We are now awaiting clearance from the district magistrate’s office so that the proposal can be taken up at the next state cabinet meeting,” Mishra said.
The proposed campus will cover 50 hectares at Piparsand village and is intended to accommodate Lucknow University’s agriculture faculty. Vice-chancellor Prof JP Saini said the campus would help the university expand its academic infrastructure. The project, however, still requires the completion of the land transfer process and approval of the state cabinet.
The land identification process began in July 2024, when an eight-member committee formed by the office of the sub-divisional magistrate in Sarojini Nagar identified agricultural land for the proposed campus. The committee included lekhpals and a revenue inspector and was tasked with marking land belonging to the agriculture department in Piparsand, Pargana Bijnor, tehsil Sarojini Nagar.
Following the committee’s findings, the Uttar Pradesh higher education department directed Lucknow University to identify suitable land and submit a report detailing the university’s requirements. The latest land verification report represents the next administrative step in converting that identification exercise into a formal campus proposal.
The proposal remains dependent on clearances across multiple levels of government. The district magistrate’s clearance is required before the proposal can move to the state cabinet, while the subsequent land transfer process will be needed before implementation can advance. No construction timeline has been announced in the information available.
“We hope to get the clearance soon. The next step will be to complete the land transfer process and take the proposal forward. The proposed 50-hectare campus will accommodate the university’s agriculture faculty and help expand its academic infrastructure,” Saini said.
The immediate milestone is the district magistrate’s clearance, after which the proposal is expected to be considered at the next state cabinet meeting.
